Yokohama Landmark Tower
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| Yokohama Landmark Tower | |
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| 横浜ランドマークタワー | |
 Yokohama Landmark Tower, November 2011 |
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| General information | |
| Location | Yokohama, Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°27′17″N 139°37′54″E / 35.45472°N 139.63167°ECoordinates: 35°27′17″N 139°37′54″E / 35.45472°N 139.63167°E |
| Construction started | 20 March 1990 |
| Completed | 1993 |
| Opening | 16 July 1993 |
| Cost | ¥270 billion |
| Height | |
| Roof | 296.3 m (972 ft)[1] |
| Top floor | 273.0 m (896 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 70 |
| Elevator count | 79 high speed elevators 28.0 mi/h 45.0 km/h |
| Design and construction | |
| Owner | Mitsubishi Estate |
| Main contractor | Shimizu Corporation, Mitsubishi Estate |
| Architect | Stubbins Associates |
The Yokohama Landmark Tower (横浜ランドマークタワー Yokohama Randomāku Tawā) is the tallest building and 3rd tallest structure in Japan, standing 296.3 m (972 ft) high. It is located in the Minato Mirai 21 district of Yokohama city, right next to Yokohama Museum of Art. Work on the building was finished in 1993. It has the highest observation deck in Japan.[citation needed]
The building contains a five-star hotel which occupies floors 49-70, with 603 rooms in total.[1] The lower 48 floors contain shops, restaurants, clinics, and offices. The building contains two tuned mass dampers on the (hidden) 71st floor on opposite corners of the building.[citation needed]
On the 69th floor there is an observatory, Sky Garden, from which one can see a 360-degree view of the city, and on clear days Mount Fuji.[citation needed]
The tower contains the world's 2nd fastest elevators, originally world's fastest, which reach speeds of 12.5 m/s (41.01 ft/s) (45.0 km/h, 28.0 mi/h). This speed allows the elevator to reach the 69th floor in approximately 40 seconds.[2] The elevators's speed record was surpassed by elevators of Taipei 101 (60.6 km/h, 37.7 mi/h) in 2004.
The building was designed by Hugh Stubbins and Associates, now KlingStubbins.[citation needed]
[edit] See also
- List of tallest buildings in Japan
- List of tallest buildings in the world
- List of records of Japan
- Observation deck#List of public observation decks
[edit] References
- ^ a b CTBUH - Landmark Tower
- ^ About Sky Garden. Retrieved on 20 August 2008 (Japanese)
[edit] External links
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- The Landmark Tower (English)
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| Preceded by Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building No. 1 |
Tallest building in Japan 296 m (970 ft) 1993–present |
Succeeded by present |
